Sukkot Giveaway (& Review) #3: Simply Southern with a Dash of Kosher Soul Cookbook

Welcome to day 3 of the 3-day Sukkot Giveaway. All giveaways will close tonight at midnight and the winners will be notified and announced tomorrow morning! Be sure to enter all three giveaways. Several week ago, a reader (Hi, Amara!) … [Read more...]

Sukkot Giveaway #2: Festive Table Setting (for 32) + Sukkah Decorations

I'm usually a "real" dishes person. Sure, sometimes laziness takes over and I want to use disposables, but the vast majority of Shabbatot are served on our real dishes. But when it comes to Sukkot, all my real dishology flies out the window. I … [Read more...]

Sukkot Giveaway #1: Chag Sukkkot Sameach Sukkah Banner

This week, I am excited to be hosting three quick give-aways in honor of Sukkot. Each sweepstakes will close on Wednesday night, with the winners of all three being announced on Thursday morning. The Sukkah Project was so pleased with the KOAB … [Read more...]

Sukkah Project Coupon Code – Expires Tomorrow Night

I just got word from Steve at The Sukkah Project that the special 5% discount for KOAB readers will expire tomorrow (9/27/11) at midnight. And, the code has been changed from KOB to KOAB. The 5% discount is good on all sukkah kits and … [Read more...]

Rosh Hashana Giveaway Week, Day #4: Stunning “Shehecheyanu” Banner for Your Sukkah ($60 Value) – 2 Winners!

I know that this is supposed to be the Rosh Hashana Giveaway Week, but seeing as how Rosh Hashana is really the gateway to three more weeks of yomtov fun, I thought it would be okay to throw in a Sukkot gift, too! Hope you don't mind. ;-) The … [Read more...]

Need a Sukkah? Get 5% Off at The Sukkah Project (Exclusive for KOAB Readers)

If you've been following the discussion about sukkot on the KOAB Facebook wall, you know that I've been working on getting you guys a special coupon code from The Sukkah Project. Well, I'm happy to be able to announce that, as of tonight, the … [Read more...]

Don’t forget to link up to the Virtual Sukkah Hop

With less than 48 hours until this whole chag thing starts up again, I wanted to remind you to come join in my Virtual Sukkah Hop. Even if you're too shy to post, you should definitely check out the link-ups and pictures (in comments), if you haven't … [Read more...]

Welcome to KOAB’s 1st Annual Virtual Sukkah Hop!

Chag Sameach! Bruchim Ha'Baim! I am so excited to invite you into our sukkah! The frame, cloth walls and half the s'chach are prefab, purchased several years ago in Israel. The rest of our sukkah is homemade (or homegrown, in the case of the … [Read more...]

And then it rained…

and rained, and rained! What's the deal? We haven't prayed for rain yet. And we certainly haven't prayed for it to rain in Kansas! About 20 minutes after I snapped this picture, the skies opened up. It has been raining hard on and off ever since. … [Read more...]

Guest Post about Sukkot at Sunflower Schoolhouse

I was so thrilled when Honey at Sunflower Schoolhouse asked me to write a guest book to share some of the history and traditions of Sukkot with her readers. If you are clicking over here from Honey's blog, welcome! I hope you will take a look around … [Read more...]